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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Ghada Badawy <gbadawy@gmail.com>
+ */
+#ifndef MPDU_AGGREGATOR_H
+#define MPDU_AGGREGATOR_H
+
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/object.h"
+
+#include "ampdu-subframe-header.h"
+
+#include <list>
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class WifiMacHeader;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Abstract class that concrete mpdu aggregators have to implement
+ * \ingroup wifi
+ */
+class MpduAggregator : public Object
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * A list of deaggregated packets and their A-MPDU subframe headers.
+   */
+  typedef std::list<std::pair<Ptr<Packet>, AmpduSubframeHeader> > DeaggregatedMpdus;
+  /**
+   * A constant iterator for a list of deaggregated packets and their A-MPDU subframe headers.
+   */
+  typedef std::list<std::pair<Ptr<Packet>, AmpduSubframeHeader> >::const_iterator DeaggregatedMpdusCI;
+
+  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
+  /**
+   * \param packet Packet we have to insert into <i>aggregatedPacket</i>.
+   * \param aggregatedPacket Packet that will contain <i>packet</i>, if aggregation is possible.
+   * \return true if <i>packet</i> can be aggregated to <i>aggregatedPacket</i>, false otherwise.
+   *
+   * Adds <i>packet</i> to <i>aggregatedPacket</i>. In concrete aggregator's implementation is
+   * specified how and if <i>packet</i> can be added to <i>aggregatedPacket</i>.
+   */
+  virtual bool Aggregate (Ptr<const Packet> packet, Ptr<Packet> aggregatedPacket) = 0;
+  /**
+   * Adds A-MPDU subframe header and padding to each MPDU that is part of an A-MPDU before it is sent.
+   */
+  virtual void AddHeaderAndPad (Ptr<Packet> packet,bool last) = 0;
+  /**
+   * \param packetSize size of the packet we want to insert into <i>aggregatedPacket</i>.
+   * \param aggregatedPacket packet that will contain the packet of size <i>packetSize</i>, if aggregation is possible.
+   * \param blockAckSize size of the piggybacked block ack request
+   * \return true if the packet of size <i>packetSize</i> can be aggregated to <i>aggregatedPacket</i>, false otherwise.
+   *
+   * This method is used to determine if a packet could be aggregated to an A-MPDU without exceeding the maximum packet size.
+   */
+  virtual bool CanBeAggregated (uint32_t packetSize, Ptr<Packet> aggregatedPacket, uint8_t blockAckSize) = 0;
+  /**
+   * \return padding that must be added to the end of an aggregated packet
+   *
+   * Calculates how much padding must be added to the end of an aggregated packet, after that a new packet is added.
+   * Each A-MPDU subframe is padded so that its length is multiple of 4 octets.
+   */
+  virtual uint32_t CalculatePadding (Ptr<const Packet> packet) = 0;
+  /**
+   * Deaggregates an A-MPDU by removing the A-MPDU subframe header and padding.
+   *
+   * \return list of deaggragted packets and their A-MPDU subframe headers
+   */
+  static DeaggregatedMpdus Deaggregate (Ptr<Packet> aggregatedPacket);
+};
+
+}  // namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* MPDU_AGGREGATOR_H */